Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.

The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles). / The extent to which something contracts or shrinks. / (physiology) The performance of cardiac muscle.

plural of contractility

(cell biology) A vacuole that removes waste or excess water.

(physiology, obsolete) Undergoing contraction due to stimulation by arterial blood.

plural of contractile vacuole